12 janvier 2020

Private Foundations Exempt From FOIA in Virginia, Court Says

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. The foundation for the public George Mason University is not covered by the state’s public records laws, the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Thursday. More...

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Recently Coed Deep Springs Names Woman as Next President

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Last year, Deep Springs College admitted women for the first time. Last week, it announced a woman as its next president. More...

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Haverford Tackles Loan Debt

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. New program tries to address student debt concerns after college dropped no-loan policy. Can its targeted, relatively inexpensive model work. More...

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Wesley College Asks for State Funding

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Wesley College in Delaware, a small private liberal arts institution, is asking for state funding for the third time this year. More...

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Higher Ed Inflation Lands at 2.5 Percent for 2019

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Colleges and universities in the United States experienced cost increases of 2.5 percent in the fiscal year that ended in June 2019, according to the Higher Education Price Index, a long-running measure of higher education inflation. More...

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Hillsdale and Missouri Settle Battle Over Bequest

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Hillsdale College has settled a lawsuit against the University of Missouri over the terms of a bequest to the university’s endowment. More...

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Does Fiduciary Duty Prevent Fossil Fuel Divestment?

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Working paper finds endowment managers shouldn't ignore divestment calls solely because of fears about falling returns. More...

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Liberal Arts Align With Employer Needs

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Small college presidents often feel their programs aren't valued by the labor market, but they heard otherwise from a major employer Monday. More...

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Private Colleges Battle Disconnects

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. Private presidents gather to mull the gaps between the challenges they face, the opportunities they see, a hostile public narrative and what they see as a very different reality. More...

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Academy of Art Settles Over Affordable Housing

HomeBy Rick Seltzer. The Academy of Art University will pay about $38 million in cash so San Francisco can build affordable housing under a new agreement to resolve years-old claims that the institution illegally converted affordable housing units into student housing. More...

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